The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Director: Peter Jackson  Starring: Viggo Mortensen  Ian McKellen  Elijah Wood  
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Publisher: New Line Cinema Corporation
Format: N/A
UPC: 00794043111297
Buy.com Sku: 205568845
Item#: V2NTW7
Category Keywords: Action  Adventure  Based On A Novel  Big Battles  Epic  Essential Cinema  Fantasy Worlds  Friends  Friendships  Good Vs. Evil  Live-Action  Magic  Monsters  Nature  Recommended  Sequel  Theatrical Release 
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Editor's Note

Picking up where the first film left off, Peter Jackson's THE TWO TOWERS throws the remaining members of the Fellowship into the scattered chaos of Middle-earth, now fully under siege by the forces of Sauron. While Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) journey to the dreaded Mordor, Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) are held captive by orcs, and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) search for their abducted companions. Soon Frodo and Sam are joined by the sulking and duplicitous Gollum (portrayed by the voice and motion-captured acting of Andy Serkis), who becomes their guide through the barren lands leading to Mount Doom. Meanwhile Merry and Pippin encounter the looming Treebeard (voiced by Rhys-Davies) and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli find themselves in the land of Rohan, accompanied by an old friend. As the tale continues, each scenario becomes more perilous, and fierce battles erupt at both Isengard, home of the treacherous Saruman (Christopher Lee), and the massive Helm's Deep.

After masterfully setting up the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien in THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Jackson continues the trilogy with the increasingly dark and battle-filled TWO TOWERS without skipping a beat. Although the director takes a few more liberties in adapting the second installment, he skillfully cuts from one scenario to the next, creating a tightly woven tapestry with the various storylines. Joining the impressive cast this time around are Miranda Otto as Éowyn; Bernard Hill as her father, King Théoden; Brad Dourif as the aptly named Grima Wormtongue; Karl Urban as Éomer; David Wenham as Faramir; and Serkis under the remarkable CGI facade of Gollum. An intense epic that features one jaw-dropping sequence after another, THE TWO TOWERS more than carries its weight as the crucial centerpiece of THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

 

Features
Extended
Full Frame - 1.33

 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: New Line Cinema Corporation
Release Date: 11/13/2007
Original Release Date: 2002
Catalog ID: 11129
UPC: 00794043111297
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Andy Serkis
Bernard Hill
John Rhys-Davies
Viggo Mortensen
Miranda Otto
Karl Urban
Hugo Weaving
Sean Astin
Cate Blanchett
David Wenham
Christopher Lee
Ian McKellen
Brad Dourif
Liv Tyler
Orlando Bloom
Elijah Wood
Billy Boyd
Dominic Monaghan
Peter Jackson - Screenwriter
Robert Shaye - Executive Producer
Andrew Lesnie - Director of Photography
Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer
Michael Lynne - Executive Producer
J.R.R. Tolkien - Source Writer
Fran Walsh - Screenwriter
Mark Ordesky - Executive Producer
Barrie M. Osborne - Producer
Fran Walsh - Producer
Philippa Boyens - Screenwriter
Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
Tim Sanders - Producer
Enya - Additional Music/Songs
Peter Jackson - Producer
Howard Shore - Composer
Peter Jackson - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
"...THE TWO TOWERS conjures an illusion of the gravity that you want from an emotionally charged storybook epic..." 12/13/2002 p.55-6

Los Angeles Times
"...The director's great strength is the confidence with which he translates Tolkien's vision into visual imagery..." 12/18/2002 p.C1

New York Times
"...A rare perfect mating of filmmaker and material....[A] beautifully considered epic....The grandeur is astonishing..." 12/18/2002 p.E1

USA Today
"...Visually dazzling....The RINGS movies are among the most breathtaking achievements in recent cinematic history..." 12/17/2002 p.1D

Variety
"...In some respects a more impressive film than its well-received predecessor. Marked by nonstop conflict that Akira Kurosawa would have envied..." 12/02/2002 p.42

Rolling Stone
"...Jackson keeps the action percolating. The effects astonish..." 01/23/2003 p.76

Film Comment
"...Peter Jackson has pulled out all the stops....Jackson and his team of homegrown artisans have created an exciting form of digital epic filmmaking..." 01/01/2003 p.74

Box Office
"...The visuals are a real treat; everyone and everything -- particularly the landscape -- looks and feels just right..." 03/01/2003 p.60

Sight and Sound
"...THE LORD OF THE RINGS so far stands among the best adaptations of a major work of fantasy ever managed by the cinema..." 02/01/2003 p.50-1

  
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